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Timeline
Timeline
1865
1886
awards
India General Service Medal 1854
Other War Service Award
Source:8505030
1886
1886
commission
Regular
Source:8505030
1886
1886
enlistment
United Kingdom
Source:8505030
1886
1886
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Somerset Light Infantry
2nd Battalion
Source:8505030
1886
1886
theatres
Indian Frontier :6g
Source:8505030
1886 - 1887
1887
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505030
10th March 1887
1887
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Somerset Light Infantry
2nd Battalion
Source:8505033
10th March 1887
1892
appointments
Adjutant, 2nd Bn Somerset Light Infantry
Source:8505032
16th November 1892
1894
service
British Army
Captain
Somerset Light Infantry
2nd Battalion
Source:8505039
8th November 1894 - 29th January 1900
1895
marriage
Jessie Adine Ashworth
Source:8505961
1895
1899
awards
Queen's South Africa Medal
Other War Service Award
Source:8505049
1899
1899
theatres
Africa :5
Source:8505049
1899 - 1902
1900
appointments
Brigade Major, 11th Infantry Brigade
Source:8505049
24th January 1900
1900
appointments
Staff Officer, 11th Infantry Brigade
Source:8505058
29th January 1900 - 1st November 1900
1900
service
British Army
Captain
General Staff
11th Infantry Brigade
Source:8505058
29th January 1900 - 29th November 1900
1900
appointments
Deputy Assistant Adjutant General
Source:8505044
1st November 1900
1900
service
British Army
Brevet Major
General Staff
11th Infantry Brigade
Source:8505061
29th November 1900 - 6th October 1902
1901
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505049
30th March 1901
1901
awards
King's South Africa Medal
Other War Service Award
Source:8505049
1901
1901
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505049
19th June 1901
1901
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505049
9th November 1901
1902
appointments
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, 2nd Corps
Source:8505062
6th October 1902 - 6th January 1906
1902
service
British Army
Brevet Major
General Staff
2nd Army Corps
Source:8505062
6th October 1902 - 6th January 1906
1906
service
British Army
Major
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Source:8505062
6th January 1906
1909
appointments
General Staff Officer, 1st Grade, Staff College
Source:8505067
16th January 1909
1909
service
British Army
Brevet Colonel
Brevet Colonel
Staff College, Camberley
Source:8505067
16th January 1909
1911
appointments
Commandant, Indian Staff College, Quetta
Source:8505088
5th January 1911 - 26th September 1914
1911
service
British Army
Colonel
General Staff
Half Pay List
Source:8505083
5th January 1911 - 25th January 1911
1911
service
Indian Army
Temporary Brigadier General
General Staff
Indian Staff College, Quetta
Source:8505088
25th January 1911 - 26th September 1914
1911
awards
Companion of Bath - CB
Other War Service Award
Source:8505087
1st June 1911
1914
appointments
Director, War Office
Source:8505088
26th September 1914
1914
service
British Army
Temporary Brigadier General
General Staff
War Office
Source:8505089
26th September 1914 - 13th March 1915
1915
appointments
Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expedition
Source:8505089
13th March 1915
1915
appointments
Chief of the General Staff
Source:8505095
13th March 1915
1915
service
British Army
Temporary Major General
General Staff
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
Source:8505092
13th March 1915 - 3rd June 1915
1915
theatres
Gallipoli :2b
Source:8505094
March 1915 - October 1915
1915
service
British Army
Major General
General Staff
Source:8505103
3rd June 1915 - 27th August 1918
1915
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505094
6th July 1915
1915
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505094
16th August 1915
1915
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505094
20th September 1915
1916
awards
Croix de Commandeur - Legion of Honour - France
Other War Service Award
Source:8505100
24th February 1916
1916
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505098
28th June 1916
1917
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:469348
January 1917
1917
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505098
15th May 1917
1917
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505098
11th December 1917
1918
awards
Knight Commander of Bath - KCB
Other War Service Award
Source:8505101
3rd June 1918
1918
service
British Army
Lieutenant General
GOC IX Corps
Source:9110890
13th September 1918
1918
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505098
20th December 1918
1919
awards
Croix de Guerre - France
Other War Service Award
Source:8505104
7th January 1919
1919
awards
Grand Officer Order of the Crown - Belgium
Other War Service Award
Source:8505106
5th April 1919
1919
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:8505098
5th July 1919
1920
appointments
GOC-C Western Command, India
Source:8505320
26th December 1920 - 9th June 1923
1920
service
British Army
Lieutenant General
General Staff
Western Command, India
Source:8505320
26th December 1920 - 9th June 1923
1923
appointments
GOC-C, Scottish Command
Source:8505322
9th June 1923 - 19th February 1926
1923
service
British Army
Lieutenant General
General Staff
Scottish Command
Source:8505322
9th June 1923 - 19th February 1926
1926
appointments
GOC-C, Eastern Command
Source:8505324
16th February 1926 - 1st March 1927
1926
service
British Army
Lieutenant General
General Staff
Eastern Command
Source:8505324
16th February 1926 - 1st March 1927
1927
appointments
Adjutant General to the Forces
Source:8505324
1st March 1927 - 1st March 1931
1927
service
British Army
General
General Staff
Source:8505324
1st March 1927 - 1st March 1931
1929
awards
Grand Knights Cross of Bath - GCB
Other War Service Award
Source:8505326
1st March 1929
1929
appointments
Colonel, Somerset Light Infantry
Source:8505337
30th July 1929 - 20th October 1938
1931
discharge
Source:8505332
1st March 1931
1931
appointments
Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Source:8505340
27th October 1931 - 27th October 1938
1933
appointments
Bath King of Arms
Source:8505336
1933 - 1946
appointments
General Staff Officer, Grade 1, War Office
Source:8505081
service
British Army
Lieutenant Colonel
General Staff
Staff College, Camberley
Source:8505067
service
British Army
Colonel
General Staff
War Office
Source:8505081
1945
death
Aldershot, Hampshire
United Kingdom
Source:8505962
7th September 1945
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Walter Pipon |
| Initials | WP |
| Last Name | Braithwaite |
| Source | 8505030 |
| First Names | Walter Pipon |
| Initials | WP |
| Source | 8505030 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Somerset Light Infantry | 2nd Battalion | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Somerset Light Infantry | 2nd Battalion | Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Somerset Light Infantry | 2nd Battalion | Captain | ||
| British Army | General Staff | 11th Infantry Brigade | Captain | ||
| British Army | General Staff | 11th Infantry Brigade | Brevet Major | ||
| British Army | Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | Major | |||
| British Army | General Staff | 2nd Army Corps | Brevet Major | ||
| British Army | General Staff | Staff College, Camberley | Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| British Army | Brevet Colonel | Staff College, Camberley | Brevet Colonel | ||
| British Army | General Staff | War Office | Colonel | ||
| British Army | General Staff | Half Pay List | Colonel | ||
| Indian Army | General Staff | Indian Staff College, Quetta | Temporary Brigadier General | ||
| British Army | General Staff | War Office | Temporary Brigadier General | ||
| British Army | General Staff | Mediterranean Expeditionary Force | Temporary Major General | ||
| British Army | General Staff | Major General | |||
| British Army | General Staff | Western Command, India | Lieutenant General | ||
| British Army | General Staff | Scottish Command | Lieutenant General | ||
| British Army | General Staff | Eastern Command | Lieutenant General | ||
| British Army | General Staff | General | |||
| British Army | GOC IX Corps | Lieutenant General |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1914/15 Star | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Companion of Bath - CB | Other War Service Award | |
| Croix de Commandeur - Legion of Honour - France | Other War Service Award | |
| Croix de Guerre - France | Other War Service Award | |
| Grand Knights Cross of Bath - GCB | Other War Service Award | |
| Grand Officer Order of the Crown - Belgium | Other War Service Award | |
| India General Service Medal 1854 | Other War Service Award | |
| King's South Africa Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| Knight Commander of Bath - KCB | Other War Service Award | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Queen's South Africa Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Adine Ashworth | wife | 1895 |
Media
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Lt Gen Sir P BraithwaiteImage from Tempest, E V, History of the Sixth Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, Vol. 2, 2/6th Bn.
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| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | M2740 | |
| England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription | M2740 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | Bryan5462 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | Bryan5462 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | Bryan5462 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | Bryan5462 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Bryan5462 |
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| WP Braithwaite | Andrew13060 |
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